Joan Bauer Author Study

Read Aloud/Shared Text: Hope Was Here

Major Themes:

• holding on to hope
• survival/overcoming obstacles
• emotional power of food
• sickness, serious illness, and death

General Resources

Joan Bauer's web site has a lot of resources, including information about Hope Was Here and politics, as well as an interesting blog by Joan Bauer:
http://www.joanbauer.com/

Note: Make sure you check out the discussion guide page for Hope Was Here. There's a wealth of information about the book, including discussion guides:
http://www.joanbauer.com/abouthope.html#DiscussionGuides


Constructed Response Tasks

7th grade Constructed Response_ Joan Bauer.doc








Constructed Response Rubric 4.10.doc

Student Sample

C R Student Sample 1.doc

Debate

persuasive.docx